External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123563	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83650	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84952	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75406
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78321	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78474	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72617	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84422
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83737	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84873	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85061	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84630
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85196	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84979	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84953	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83131
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86884	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87342	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86977	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94066
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91196	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88653	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87416	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85334
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83269	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106255

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease